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Celtics-Heat Game 4 is highest rated on ESPN

ESPN's telecast of Sunday's Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics was the highest-rated NBA ever on the sports network.

The game earned a 6.8 U.S. Nielsen rating. The broadcast drew an audience of 11.07 million viewers, an ESPN record, though it remained below the cable TV record of 11.11 million viewers set by TNT's Heat-Chicago Bulls Eastern Conference Finals Game One last year.